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Who will be crowned B1G tournament champions and punch their ticket into the big dance. First Round  #12 Rutgers v #13 Nebraska This will be a pretty close game as both teams are pretty statically even, The Huskers have more options on the perimeter than the Scarlet Knights, But with Thomas Allen being sidelined with an ankle injury, that could hurt the Huskers as he averages 36% from deep and 44% from the floor while also putting up 9 PPG. But given how the Huskers played against Iowa on Sunday. Nebraska will just edge Rutgers for the win.  Nebraska  #11 Illinois v #14 Northwestern The Illini have the advantage of forcing more turnovers than NU, which can allow some second chance options for them on the offensive end, But the Illini struggle with grabbing defensive boards which is a huge advantage for NU as they can keep the drive alive and get some second chance options as well. Ryan Taylor is fighting an illness, so he may or may or may not play. He's a nice well

Purdue heads to Welsh-Ryan to secure its 24 B1G Championship That loss to Minnesota still stings, but Purdue has to put that game behind them as they get ready to face Northwestern. Northwestern v #11 Purdue  Northwestern does not have a great offense, as they are averaging 66 PPG compared to Purdue's 76 PPG. The Boilermakers are a way better shooting team than NU as they sit around 45% while the Wildcats are 40%. The Boilers have a huge advantage inside with Matt Haarms (62%), as well as Trevion William's and Grady Eifert both at 55%. NU's only interior guy is Dererk Pardon at 59%. NU heavily struggles from deep, connecting on just 31% of their shots. Their deep threats are Ryan Taylor (34%) and Vic Law (33%). Purdue however, is connecting on 37% of it's shots from deep. With deep threats like Grady Eifert (45%), Ryan Cline (42%), and Carsen Edwards (34%). Purdue is a slightly better ball handling team than NU as the Boilermakers force 13 turnovers a game whil

Welp, That's all folks.  We are exactly 2 weeks from selection Sunday, which means this is the last edition of Midweek Madness lets make it a good one. Nebraska v #22 Iowa Iowa averages 80 PPG compared to the Husker's 71. Iowa is a better shooting team from the floor, averaging 46%. Joe Wieskamp (50%), Luka Garza (51%), and Tyler Cook (55%) bring a decent interior presence for the Hawkeyes. Since loosing Issac Copeland, the Huskers haven't really have a huge presence in the paint, Tanner Borchardt (59%) has stepped up nicely to fill that role. Nebraska struggle from deep averaging 33% with their deep threats being Thomas Allen (36%), and Glynn Watson Jr. (37%). Iowa shoots 37% from deep with the help of Isaiah Moss and Joe Wieskamp both at 43%, and Jordan Bohannon who averages 39% is the got-to guy for 3's in the clutch. Nebraska handles the ball very well by committing 10 turnovers a game, and they also force 13. Iowa struggles here by forcing 13 turnovers, but

Purdue heads to the barn with a 24th B1G regular season on the line. Purdue is two games away from securing their 24th B1G title, but the only team that's in the way, is Minnesota. Minnesota v #11 Purdue  Right off the bat, the Boilermakers beat Minnesota in the way of points, with Purdue averaging 77, to Minnesota's 71. Both teams are pretty even shooting wise, with Purdue edging out the Gophers at 45% to 44%. Purdue has interior threats like Matt Haarms at 64% and Trevion Williams at 56%, and Grady Eifert at 53%. Minnesota's interior presence lies with Daniel Oturu with 56%. The Gopher's struggle with shooting from beyond the arch at 32% with their one and only threat being Gabe Kalscheur at a 42% clip from three. Purdue averages 37% from deep with threats from Ryan Cline (41%), Grady Eifert (43%), and Carsen Edwards (35%). The Gophers have four guys that average double figure points a game with Amir Coffey and Jordan Murpgy both having 15 apiece. Gabe Kalsche